The New York Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1862, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARUH 19, 1862.—-TRIPLE SHEET. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON NETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. ‘AM ‘SEM! sailed EVENING, ACADEMY OF MUSIC Dw Bacco my Mascumna. pamo's GARDEN, Broadway.—Macic Suimt—Coiiexn wae ‘Irving Place.—Irauiaw Orsna— WINTER G. i, Broadway.—' rae ee ‘-ARDEN, way.—Tus Brus or ‘WALLACK’S THEATRE, No, 844 Broadway.—Sux Stoors ‘To Conquen. LAURA KEENE’S aamaena, Broadway.—Tnz Ma- Osmryy b> tuenreannestiradhan ‘ uEw BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.—Eantaquake— Co-Laan Bounz—Paut sosns. oa THEATRE, Bowery.—Sticmxsr's NaTioman MARY PROVOST'S ‘THEATRE, 485 Broadway—Tuxz Ros- q:BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broad ; ——= -Hwrorotamus, Waatz, 4c. at all ry fed 0 Katavabe, afteraoon and evening, F WRRTANTS: MINBIRELS. Mechanica Hall, 472 Broad EOOLEYS MINSTRELS, Srervocant Intiite, No. 65 MELODEON CONCERT HALL, 539 Broadway.—! Danozs, Beeiesques, &c.—Co: ches Come CANTERBURY MUSIC HALL, 58 B: So! Dances, Buacesquns, 4c.—Inavcue ation syria i Lenny, iain CONCERT ROOM, re Broadway.—Driwixa Roou E ALN MENTS, Bates, P, ANTOMIMES, FanCES: &c. AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, 44 Broad Danger—Ra L20ap—Cotuisiox—Joiy Mites Pe ssocaenag \ CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERT HALL, No. 45 - Buurxsqons, Soxas, Dances, &c.—Two Coowns. anata PARISIAN CABINET OF W' road: - Open daily trou 1AM. OE ONDERS, eee NOVELTY MUSIC HALL, 616 Broadway.— Boxcs, Daxces, 4c. bo se TRIPLE SHEET. New York, Wednesday, March 19, 1862, THE SITUATION. ‘The news from the Union army at all points tells of victory. The Burnside expedition captured the town of Newhern, North Carolina, on Friday last, after a desperate fight, in which our land forces and gunboats distinguished themselves gloriously. ‘The description which we give to-day of this bril- fiant affair—illustrated by a splendid map of the whole locality—is so full and so elaborately de- tailed, that it would be superfluous to enter upon any further account of it here. It is enough to say, in referring our readers to the description in another column, that the movement was well planted and finely executed by our generals and soldiers. The rebels made a hard fight; but, con- sidering the strength of their batteries,the con- Quest was easily achieved by our gallant fellows. | Our loss was only about one hundred killed and | four hundred and sixty-six wounded. Our account| Contains the names of all the regiments in action, and 8 full list of the killed and wounded, obtained from the surgeons of the different camps by our correspondents after the battle. The town of Newbern is the capital of Craven county, North Carolina, and is situated at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers, about ne hundred and twenty miles southeast from Raleigh, and fifty miles from Pamlico Sound. It was for many years the capital of the State. The Neuse river, which is more than a mile wide at this place, is navigated by steambort> siout eight months of the year. The entrance from the sea is ‘arough Ocracoke Inlet. Newbern enjoyed con- siderable trade. Its chief articles of export were grain, lumber, turpentine, tar and naval stores. The population is about 5,500, and it contains several churches, two banks, a theatre, and three tewspaper offices, besides the usual public build- ings. We publish to-day a full, detailed account of the late great battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, from a epecial correspondent, which will prove all the more interesting from the fact that it is the only story of the fight and victory yet published, except @he official report of General Curtis, which con- tained only a general statement of the battle. Our eorrespondent’s graphic description will therefore be read with intense interest. The rebel prisoners taken in this battle by General Curtis are now en route for St. Louis. Mar troops have had another brisk fight, and obtained another success in Arkansas. Colo- nel Wood, with six companies of infan- try and two steel six-pounders, made an ad- vance on Salem, in Fulton county, Arkansas, where he met with a vastly superior force of the rebels under Colonels Woodside, Coleman and McFarland, whom he defeated, killing a hundred, including Colonel Woodside, and taking a large number of prisoners. Colonel Wood's loss was only twenty-five killed and wounded. The dis- organized forces of Generals Price and Van Dorn, defeated at Pea Ridge, are moving rapidly south- wards, The Indians under Albert Pike were com- pletely dispersed in the Pea Ridge battle. The rebels were pursued for twelve miles. General Bigel is said to have acted most gallantly in the affair. By the arrival of the British schooner Levi Rowe from Nassau, New Providence, we hear that the rebel steamers Ella Warley and Kate had eacceeded in running the blockade at Charleston, and arrived at Nassau. The former vessel brought 1,100 bales of cotton. after @ischarging her cargo at Nassau she was to go to Havana, and there be sold. When these vessels Jeft Charleston on the 27th ult., there were three ships there laden with cotton, waiting an opportu- nity to run the blockade. Our squadron must keep ® sharp lookout on the entrances to Charleston. By the arrival of the steamer State of Georgia from Beaufort on Sunday, the 16th inst., we learn that the rebel steamer Nashville was there, and pon hearing heavy firing going on in the direction Of Newbero om Friday she attempted to get away, fearing that General Burnside was about to attack Beaufort in the rear. She got down six miles, asfar as Fort Macon. In addition to the Nashville the bark Glenn, ships Gondar and Alliance were st Beaufort on the 15th. Fort Macon fired two shots at the State of Georgia, one of which struck within a mile of her, The Georgia left at Beaufort on blockading seryicg the bark Gemsbok and the steamer Cambridge, We have nothing of importance to report from Manassas to-day. Our special correspondence from that place, however, is very interesting in more than one particular. The appearance of the country along the line of march shows but too plainly that Virginia will have reaped the full benefits of the war having been brought upon her soil. Devastation and ruin were apparent at every step taken by our troops, plainly showing that the rebel inhabitants had suffered more from their friends than from the ‘‘Yankee invaders.” The account of the appearance of the field of Bull ran and Centreville is also interesting. But the most important portion of the account is embraced in the rebel documents brought from their late en- campments. General Beauregard’s plan for the attack upon the Union forces under General Mc- Dowell proves plainly that had the reserve un- der the latter General been removed from Cen- treville, Beauregard would have advanced his forces upon that point by different routes and have entirely surrounded and hemmed in our troops, causing a far greater disaster than the rout of our army. rebel troeps ‘were ordered to march to Fairfax Court House, preparatory toa movement on Wash- ington. The plan was cleverly laid down, but Beauregard. had caleulated without General Mc-, Dowell’s acquiescence, and thushis plan was spoiled. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday, the Indian Appropria- tion bill was reported back from the Finance Com- mittee without amendment. A resolution was offered asking of the Secretary of the Navy infor- mation with regard to the Stevens battery. Mr. Sumner introduced a bill to permit colored men to carry the mails. The joint resolution authorizing the President to assign military officers to command without regard to seniority was passed, with an amendment depriving him of the power to dismiss from the service. The bill to provide for the better administration of the prize laws was passed. Mr. Stark, of Oregon, wished to have the papers in reference to the question of his loyalty referred to the Judiciary Committee, which gave rise to some debate, when the matter was referred to a select committee of five. A proposition was introduced to furhish clothing and supplies to the rescued sailors and men of the sloop-of-war Cumberland. The bill for abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia was then taken up, and Mr. Hale spoke in favor of it, when its further consideration was postponed till to-day. The Senate then held an executive session and afterwards adjourned. In the House of Representatives, the bill to in- crease the efficiency of the medical department of the army was taken up, and considerable discus- sion ensued. It was finally laid over, and the House went into Committee of the Whole on the Tax bill. The proceedings on this subject were confined to discussing and amending the general features of the bill, after which the committee rose, and the House adjourned. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. There are four European stcamships due at American ports this morning. They sailed from Great Britain in the following order on the days named underneath, viz:— Steamer. Day of Sa of Sailing. From. Anglo-Sax . London Portland. America... ..March 9.. Queenstown... Boston via Halifax. Should the America reach Halifax first we will receive news one week later than that brought by the Africa to this port. The Glasgow and Anglo- Saxon carry news four and five days later than the latest reports of the Africa. Letters from Havana state that the brig Orion has been seized near the coast of Africa, on sus- picionef being implicated in the slaye-trade. The seizure was made by a British ship-of-war. By the brig T. B. Wattson, Captain Munday, at this port, we have news from Venezuela dated at Puerto Cabello on the 20th of February. Our re- port states:—Produce coming in rather slow; prices high. Gen. Paez is at Puerto Cabello, en route to Maracaibo. The country is in the same state. In the Senate of our State Legislature yesterday, the bill authorizing the Supervisors of New York county to raise money to build the new Court House was passed. A favorable report was made, among others, on the bill reducing cana! tolls. The Assembly amendments to the New York Fire De- partment Board of Appeals bill were con- curred in. A bill was introduced to appoint a State Receiver General, to whom all State moneys in county treasuries shall be transferred. In the Assembly, a report was presented from the Metro- politan Police Commissioners, in reply to a resolu- tion passed by the, Legislature making some in- quiries. of them as to the disposition of certain moneys, and with regard to other subjects. The report was ordered to be printed. The bills to allow attorneys of other States to practice in. the courts of this, and to punish attempts to commit crime, were ordered to be read a third time; also that altering the plan of the map of New York. Progress was reported on the bill legalizing cer- tain proceedings of our Common Council. The firing in the harbor yesterday morning was from the United States steamship Roanoke, from Hampton Roars, saluting. She comes to this port for repairs. The Mississippi naval fleet, under command of Commodore Andrew H. Foote, consists now of— Gunboats, iron-clad WW Mortar boats Ammunition boats 2 The Quebec Chronicle, in an article describing the naval engagement between the Monitor and Merrimac, says ‘‘the whole system of naval war- fare must now be considered fairly revolutionized. The fate of the old fashioned navies has been fore- told; but not until Sunday, the 9th inst., was the seal put to their death warrant; and all the Eu- ropean nations will now commence the reconstruc- tion of their navies.” Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana, who was recently expelled from the United States Senate, is at pre- sent in Madison, arranging his plans to enter the campaign for the October election. Hon. C. H. Van Wyck returned to Washington yesterday. He has accumulated a large mass of information relating to the management of the Custom House in this city, and will, doubtless, be ready to lay his report before the House of Repre- sentatives during the present session. A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held yesterday—Elijah F. Purdy, Esq., Presi- dent, in the chair. After transacting a large amount of routine business, a resolution was adopted appropriating the sum of $38,000 to the Commissioners of the new Court House. A long debate ensued on the report of a committee in favor of paying $1,000 a year for a room in Grand street, for the use of the Fourth District Civil Court. The report was accepted and the resolution adopted. The Board then adjourned until Tuesday next, the 25th inst. Afreshet occurred in Onondaga creek on Sun- day last, by which a number of buildings were in- jured and the salt fields flooded and many of the vate Norge ed, De tinalion. yw York. w York. rm yesterday, and the good news from the Wout and from Newborn led to an inereaso of pur. chases by the public. Government sixes again advanced aquarter per cent. The money market was rather more nolive, In consequence of the appearance in the market of government certificates of indebtedne-s. Exchange advanced to 112, at which rate, at (bo close, several After Centreville had been reduced, the loading bankers declined to sell. The exports of produce and merchandise for the week ending yesterday were $2,143,971—rather lees than those of the corresponding week of last year. ‘Tho cotton market was quiet yesterday, and prices un- changed. No transactions of moment were reported. Holders were not pressing sales, while quotations, in the absence of any movement of importance, were nominal At 27}<c. a 28c. for middling uplands. Flour was heavy, and fell off about 10c, por barrel for common and medium grades, while the market was more active at the concession. Wheat was heavy and lower, while sales were limited and prices irregular. Corn was heavy and Prices rather easier, while sales wore to @ fair extent, in Part for export, at 58c. a 58 ssc. for Western mixed, in store, and at 59c. a 593{c. for do., delivered ; new yellow was at 58c, Pork was heavy, with a fair amount of sales at$13 50 « $13 15 for new mess, and at $9 75 for new Prime. Sugars wore firm, with sales of 800hhds. at prices given in another place. Coffee was quiet and quotations ein, Freights were steady, while ongagements were moderate. The Swelling Tide of Victory—The Cap- ture of Ncwbern, North Carolina. The cause of the Union is riding proudly onward upon the swelling waves of victory. Newbern, N. C., the second city inthe State in | population and in commercial. importance, has | been wrested from the revels. While we were | -yet Teatfut that the rebel-army front Manassas, moving southward, rendered the position of General Burnside, near Suffolk, in the rear of | Norfolk, an exceedingly dangerous one, it ap- pears that he was @ hundred miles south of Suffolk, driving the enemy out of their forts, batteries, trenches and other defences of New. bern. From the details of the fight, which we re. publish this morning, it will be seon that while it was not a terrible three days’ struggle like that at Fort Donelson, in Tennessee, or of Pea Ridge, in Arkansas, it was still marked by that gallant heroism of our troops, which, on the land and on the water, ever since that sig- nificant little victory near Somerset, Kentucky, has defeated the enemy in every encoun- ter. That defeat in Kentucky not only announced to the rebels throughout the South that their defensive line was broken be- yond reparation, but that the prestige and the spirit, and the elements of victory, had passed over to the side of the Union. Our subsequent unbroken line of successes from Missouri to Virginia, and thence along the seaboard to Florida, operated, no doubt, very seriously to discourage the rebel defenders of Newbern. They had prepared ample means and defences for a stubborn and very bloody struggle; but they-had prepared still more carefully the ways and means for running off, and hence they were much more successfitl in their retreat than in the battle. “In fact, the sustaining spirit of the rebeltion, from repeated defeats, is uttérly bro- ken, and neither impregnable positions, nor tiers of artillery, nor any other of the means and devices of war, will avail Jeff. Davis now. It is all.over with him and his~ Southern con- federacy, and this idea seems to have hung like a cloud over the rebel army at Newbern, in fighting and in running away. The artillery, small arms, ammunition and other spoils of war captured in this affair will amount to a large sum; but their aggregate value is a bagatelle compared with the value of Newbern as a military position. It places General Burnside in the rear of Beaufort» Morehead City, and of Fort Macon, which de- fends the entrance from the sea to these places, The distance from Newbern to Beaufort is about forty miles; it is passed by a common highway and a railroad, and as the country on both sides is an impassable swamp, our possession of these two roads in the rear, and of the sea in front, gives to General Burnside Beaufort, Morehead City and Fort Macon without further difficulty. Under the protecting guns of said fort lies the rebel steamer Nashville; but now her only chance is a dash for the open sea, for otherwise her capture or destruction where she lies will be the end of her piratical career. Fort Macon is one of those regular and costly casemated works of solid masonry (like Fort Sumter) the recovery of which President Lin- coln, in April last, declared to be one of tho principal objects of this war. It is a piece of United States property seized by the rebels, but recovered perhaps, ere this, by the Burnside expedition. With its reoccupation by the old flag, instead of having any longer to watch the entrance to Beaufort by our blockading vessels, that deep and desirable harbor will become a place of shelter for our ships of all classes, and amply protected against piratical cruisers by Fort Macon and a single gunboat. Another of those old government works, Fort Clinch, at Fernandina, Florida, was recovered by the Du- pont expedition the other day. Port Pulaski, near Savannah, being completely invested, we next expect to hear has been given up to its rightful owner. Fort Sumter and Charleston will probably be reserved for the crowning glory of the war, for we dare say that the last struggles of this rebellion will be inthe nest in which it was hatched. We expect that another victory or two over the routed and demoralized forces of Davis and his confederates will be sufficient to finish them. The people of the rebellious States, hav- ing sacrificed almost everything else for this horrible delusion of a Southern confederacy, are called upon, ag the last resort, to burn up their cotton, rice, sugar and tobacco as “ the Yankees” advance upon them ; but when it is evident that “ the Yankees” cannot be driven off by this expedient, and that Jeff. Davis and his bogus despotism are doomed to swift de- struction, the planters of the South will be apt to rebel against this rebellion and bring it speedily to an end. And thus, with another victory or two by our arms, including the ex- nulsion of Jeff. Davis from Richmond, we antici- pate his precipitate flight towards the Mexican frontier, close behind the advanced flying rebel guard of Major General Pillow and Brivadier General Floyd Ship; ing Point battery. which the public armories and arsenals were rendered tributary to the projects of the rebels under the Buchanan administration has excited a good deal of anxious feeling about the future location of our great naval and military esta- blishments, This manifests itself in the number of suggestions which are constantly being offer- ed on the subject. Thus when the armory at Harper’s Ferry was burned, to prevent its fall- ing into the hands of the confederates, it was recommended that Rock Island, in the Missis- sippi, be fixed upon as the site of another great public arsenal. The Naval School at Annapo- lia was transferred to Newport, Rhode Island, from the same feeling. Since the brilliant suc- cesses of the Union arms have rendered certain the prompt suppression of the rebellion, va- rious localities have been putting in their claims for consideration in the redistribution of the public’ establishments which is likely to take place at its close. Among these the town of Quincy, Ilinoig—as will be seen by-astatement published in another columa—offers some very strong reasond-why the - location “of ‘an‘arsenal and armory. there’ would be-conduolye to the ‘public interests, It is situatéd on the east bank. of the. Mississippi, is: accessible. to the larguet steamers that sioble stream, and is the’ ceritre of one of the.richest and most ex- tensive mineral regions in the United States, It is Consequently’ Soncentrate point for every- thing n ty for a great public arsenal and naval depot, and offers every facility for the construction of all descriptions of war vessels, arms and munitions’ of war. These important recommendations will no doubt receive proper attention when the general question comes up for consideration before Congress. Revivat or ras Orera.—Grau, like a home- opathic physician, deals out to us but very small doses of Opera, but makes them palatable. This evening he opens a short season with the “Ballo in Maschera,” to-morrow night “Masanicllo” is revived, and on Friday he reproduces “Martha.” Next week is fixed for the debut of Madame De Lussan, and after that the Opera depends altogether upon circumstances. Grau is a most prudent general, and whenever he finds he can no longer hold the Academy without loss he retires gracefully, as the rebels did from Ma- nassas; and therefore it rests with the public whether we.shall have Opera for a week or a month. The three works presented this week are. to be produced with new scenic effects, and the beautiful Cubas, with a corps de ballet, assists. The combination of Opera and ballet, 80 very popular in Europe, is comparatively strange to our public, and so this operatic re- vival has the charm of a novelty. The season promises to be fashionably attended, and we hope it may be successful. Grau is almost the first manager here who has conducted his affairs upon strict business principles, and upon those principles only can the Opera ever be success- ful in a city like this, where amusement is made a part of our business and pleasure is regarded as another sort of work. Grau might be better if he were more enterprising; but he ought to “be encouraged in his present laudible efforts, ‘aud thus emboldened to venture greater ones. Orpnanck Caprurep S8ixck TAR ComMENcE- MENT OF THE War.—Since the rebellion broke out there have been captured from the federals at Manassas and elsewhere thirty pieces of ar- tilfery. The following is a statement of the number of guns taken from the rebels :— Mul Springs iutrenchments. Fort. Yee Evansport battery. Othor Potomac batt Could the facts be more accurately got at it is probable that the entire number of cannon, large and small, captured from the enemy would be considerably increased. Tue Committees ox War Marrers.—There are now five committees. engaged in investi_ gating various matters connected with the war and administration, three of which have been appointed by Congress and the other two by -the Secretary of War. That on the government censorship, with Beau Hickman as its ehairman, has been a source of considerable amusement to the public, without being of any utillty to the country, or displaying anything but its own ridiculous fuss and uselessness. That on the conduct of the war, on the other hand, has shown much more dignity and been of some real service; while that on contracts, known as the Van Wyck Investigating Committee, has done considerable good by exposing a great deal of rascality among contractors and agents of the government. The commission, composed of Messrs. Holt and Owen, to inquire into war contracts, promises to be useful, and that con- sisting of General Dix, Judge Pierrepoint and Mr. Webster, nomifiated by the President to make examinations of the cases of the political prisoners still held by the War Department, is likely to result in a general clearing out of our State prisons. On the whole, most of these committees are of some assistance to the gov- ernment. Moperx Mérroponiran Arcurrecture.—Now that spring has come, and new buildings are in process of erection, we again urge the abo- lition of bay windows, which are really hideous excrescences upon any dwelling, and have a show-window look entirely inappropriate to a private residence. In such little suburban villages as Clontarf, in Ireland, as well as in some parts of France, where they have no regular shops, bay windows are quite useful to expose candies and trinkets for sale. Our citi- zens, however, have certainly no such excuse for afflicting themselves and their houses with such architectural monstrosities. As for com- fort, the bay windows are notoriously objec- tionable; for, in spite of list and sand bags, they let in too much cold in winter, and, in spite of shades and curtains, their vast ex- panse of glass attracts too much heat in sum- mer. We are informed that several fine houses have lost sales in consequence of these win- dows, and we have received a number of com- munications endorsing our views upon the sub- ject. It is to be hoped that by altering the bay windows of houses already built, and by re- fraining from erecting any more of the same sort, we may soon be entirely relieved from this bay window nuisance The “contraband” educational mission which left for Port Royal and Beaufort last week, in the Atlantic, is a movement of a most insidious and mischievous character. It is nothing but an abolition crusade in disguise, and is all the more dangerous from the pre- tended limitation of its objects to philanthropic purposes. Expericnce has shown us how much evil can be worked under the cover of new fangled schemes of this sort; and when started in connection with the negro, at a time like the present, they become doubly liable to suspicion. The effort to press a special act through Con- gress, in aid of these educational plans, shows the importance that is attached to them for po- litical purposes, The Secretary of the Trea- sury has, under the authority of the President's proclamation, the power to do all that is re- quired to prevent the slaves that are daily accumulating on our hands from becoming a burden and a source of embarrassment and dis- quietude to us. All the education for which diature -has: fitted them’ is that of learning to pick cotton. To attempt to teach them more their happiness. This cort-of training-can-very | well be given them by the agents of the Trea- eury, ctntil~such time as the return of peace, decides the question ‘as to what is to be defini- | tively done with them. We see no necessity, therefore, for any interference, either by legis- lation or otherwise, with the present course of things, and we particularly object to the send- ing down, as missionaries among them, of per- sons whose antecedents and associations have, to say the least of them, a strong a. .tion squint. Under the pretence of caring for their moral and religious condition, it would be easy to stir up an insurrectionary spirit among them which would not be long in satiating itself in sanguinary outrages and a wide spread destruc- tion of property. We have enough on our hands just now without allowing ourselves to be plunged into fresh embarrassments of this sort. No encouragement should, therefore, be given, either by the public or the government, to this pretended educational movement. If not positively dangerous in its immediate objects, it is capable of being rendered the instrument of much mischief. ‘Tas Conpuct or ras Union Troors.—We re- published yesterday a most bitter article from the Richmond Dispatch, asserting that the Union army was enlisted under the banner of “beauty and booty,” that Northern women begged of our soldiers to bring home the heads of rebels, and that the private.letters, captured at Bail ran, addressed to the soldiers of the Union army, urged the “hellish treatment” of Southern women. Such lies, like curses, come home to roost. It is now an admitted fact that no army has ever conducted itself so well in. an enemy’s country as the army of the Union. Our invasions are always hailed by the South- ern people as the return of peace and security, Men and women, frightened off by the terrible stories of Northern outrages, come back to their homes in comfort and contentmept.as. |. soon as the proceedings of our armies of oceu- pation are’ understood: and- reported. - The news from every part of the confederacy es- tablishes fully the assertion that our soldiers have committed no excesses, and as s00n as the inhabitants of Southern towns and villages re- cover from the fright caused by rebet lies they hail our advance with rejoicing, as at Winches- ter, Nashville and Fernandina. Curtovs Discovertss aT Manassas.—We pub- lish to-day several curious documents found in the enemy’s camp at Manassas—among them the order of battle issued by Beauregard on the 21st of July, from which it will be seen that that General intended to capture Washington after turning McDowell's flank. Joe Johnston, however, in his report of the battle, declares it was not on the cards, for the strong reserve of Blencker at Centreville, which had not been in action, was an effectual barrier to further pursuit of the routed, panic-stricken army. It is owing to Johnston, therefore, the senior officers and not to Beauregard, that the attempt was not made. These generals had not enough of men in reserve for such an undertaking, and the troops which had fought were so used up that they could do nothing that night, and it so happened that a most violent rain storm the whole of next day prevented an advance. Had the next day been fine, and had the rebel army, flushed with victory, pressed on, it is hard to say what might have been the result. Tue Moyrror anp Her Citier Excreer.— We reproduce in another column a highly in- teresting description of the Monitor, by her Chief Engineer, Mr. Isaac Newton, published last January, in which that gentleman pre- dicted the success of iron-clad vessels, and anticipated exactly what the Monitor would do- It is well that the engineering of this impreg- nable vessel is entrusted to a gentleman of such scientific attainments and practical knowledge of his profession. Great credit is also due to Mr. Stimers, the government officer under whose superintendence the Monitor was constructed, and who performed the part of special engineer on the day of battle, having been ordered to do so by the Navy Department, in order to test her merits in actual conflict. He acted his part well, and deserves all the praise be- stowed upon him by the inventor. Mr. Newton’s account cannot fail to interest all our readers. Tue Tax Brr1.—Every interest is hard at work trying to sbift the public burthen of the war from its own shoulders to some other sec- tion of the community. The abolition news- paper proprietors are moving heaven and earth to have themselves exempted. But Congress ought to turn a deaf ear to all such entreaties, and tax every species of property, real and personal, and every commodity in general use. And the bill ought to be passed at once. If, after experiment, any portion of it is found not to work well, it can be easily altered here- after. Meantime let the war tax be laid on. Nothing else can save the paper of the govern- ment from depreciation. ———_—$—____—_—__ Now anp Taey.—Some twelve months since Wendell Phillips was near being mobbed in Boston for one of his violent abolition harangues. On Friday last an address of a similar character, delivered by him in Wash- ington, was listened to with the most perfect equanimity. The Tribune contrasts these facts as evidencing the progress that abolitionism has made. Sage conclusion! Does no% our mole-eyed contemporary see that twelve months ago the nation bad a vague ‘dread of these fanatics? Now that they haye done their worst, they entertain for them only a feeling of contempt a Government Arsgnais.—The facility with} Avzorrion Puranrarory on 4 New Dovos.— ‘Tae Govunsauvr ano’ THE Paxss.—The Secre- tary of War has quietly warned one of the Wi journals which as been in the habit of conveying aid and cmfort to the rebels. Let him now turn his attencion to the Tribune, and one or two other journals, and then the rebels will be able to obtain tleir in- formation only from spies in Washington 904 in the camp. ——_——_______. A Goop Joxz.—The Times, which on Sunday located the mouth of the Potomac at Hampton Roads, though some hundred miles distant from it, takes to task the Evening Post for placing Island No. 10 in the Mississippi river, on the line of Mississippi State, whereas it is. distant from it about two hundred miles. Great geographers and great journalists both. NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. “Organization of the Grinding Commit- tee—Apportioning of the Congressiona) Districte=The Safety Fund Banks—The General Appropriation Bill, é&c,. die. Acsaxt, Maret 16,1662. ‘The:Grinding Committee: met this afternoon aud or- ganized, and elected My. Cushman, Clork of the Assombly, ‘as thelr Clerk. Aftor a short consultation it wes estale lished. asa rule that the bills should be considered in the order that they are on the general orders. In this act they have put a stop to that system of favoritiam prac: tised by previous grinding committees. They acted upoo twelve bills—none of any public importance. The com- mittee were unanimous in their vote on all the bills. Tho Senate Congressional Apportionment Committee, being unable to disagree, have finally agreed to disagree, and will make a majority and minority report. Four of the members of the committee have voted in favor of one report, and three for another. There has been one of the strongest contests over this subject of anything that we have had this winter. Although two reports are to be male, no two momberg agreo upon either of the reports in all particulars. One portion of the State may suit them, but other districts are not in accordance with their views. The Senate were in Committee of the Whole all evea- {ng on the Dill providing that all of the safety fund banks f the State should redeem their circulation within one yeoe from the expiration of their charters, and deliver ine bis to the Banking Department to be ‘burned. The charters of this class of banks are about expiring; the last runs out in 1866, and it is very appropriate that some law should be enacted to them. ‘The Assemb); had under consideration ‘the Genoral Appr ‘iation Country press and personalities order “i debate. The Fine Arts. Mr. William M. Davis, of Port Jefferson, Loug Island, whose painting, styled the Neglected Picture,” has attracted #0 much notice of late, bas just produced amo ther pisture, whieh, for originality of conception, inge, nuity of design, harmony of color and artistic finish, bids fair to rival the works of many of our older artists. ‘The tite, * Done Gone,’’ selected by the artist, will be readily recognized by all who have travelled ia the South ag am expression peculiar toitspoople, and in ite ap plication to the picturo Its meaning is unmistakable. The picture, intended to reprosent the effect of secession an@ its fruits, brings vividly to the mind of the beholder the at tendant horrors of ¢ivit war, while in the materiatandar- rangement of its detaie the spirit of destruction, misery, donolation, decay ané death is plainly visible. Thehead- stone, will: its mpremptu inscription, ‘Hic jacet secesh,’* draped in the folds of she-soiled, worn and tattered'rebet flag; the various accompaniments of a rebel soldjer,. com> sisting of amempty demighon, iabelled ‘‘old rye; agreasy pack of cards, one-of witich,a king, has “cotton! approe priatety poncited on it; a dirty novel, of the yolibw covers ed stripe; a love letter, bearing the oxprossive:postecript, “«Do not forget te-kill one Yankee for your affectionate Deltah;” « formidable’ Bowie knife; a rusty Uayonet, made to serve the purpose of a oandiostiok, with: thé candle burnt to she-socket, and its last spark just expir> ing; the old dilapidated plantation hat, with the ‘‘aot of secession” peering through: its tattered orown, es if te indicate that it was the: head, front and! braing of the rebellion; the brown paper Confederate’ shinplaster, a currency at which the-old oast off boot, with its pretruging pegs, seems. to Ue grinning; the stump of the rebe? eampaigner’s last segar, and the-corn- cob, with only two Kernelsloft on it, suggeative of the last hoecake, the poverty-stricken condition of Secessia, or perhaps the position of General Gobb—all point inone direction, and seem to-echo ‘Done-Gone”’ in chorus: On the left, dark, dismal clouds seem hovering, indien- tive of tho gleom, darkness, misery. and: wretchedness caused by secession; and on the right is sconalew, moist, dank swamp and bayou, with an alligator resting” quietly om @ log im its dark, stagnant waters, surrounded by rank verdéure, from which one: might imagine the demon of secession had arison, clothed with ite mophitic vapors, to spread desolation abroad, and had found at last its banks—a. fit spot for its final resting place. In the misty distance, on the summit of a hill, the Stars. and Stripes. are indistinctly seen fluttering in the-breeze, the-hanbin- ger of peace and hope; while far beyond a. Union.gunboas at sea, ono of the arbiters in the contest for the: supre- macy of the laws, is steaming away, bearing the glorious néws of victory and peace. Theartist has handlod his. subject with masterly skill, and his picture cannot fail.to add largely to his already well earned reputation, It is on exhibition at the establishment of Messrs. Ball,. Black & Co. Hopson River Rartroav.—Important changos will’ be- made in the time tablo of the Hudson River Railroad: om. Thursday, 2st inst. Personal Intelligence. G. H. Wilder and_ wife, of Galveston; Joba Karny,, of Montreal; and Mr. Van Allen ar and wife,’ of Albany, are stopping at tho Clarendon Dr, Gilebrtst; of ‘the “vated Suaten: Hor Roteb, Morris Samuel Bowes, Springs én tae "4 of Dutohess’ county, and Mr. Morse and be pedey | ‘ork, ate stop- ping at the Brevoort House. G. W. Wallace, of the United States Army; Robert A, Maxweil, of Philadelphia; James. Lackio, of Bhode: Istand; 8. F. Linwood, of Boston; W. H. Hoyt, of Balti, moro, and Richard Janes, of New Jaesey ace Gloria the Lafarge House. A. B. Loring, of Washington; F, Knowland and W. P: Shiver, of Pittsburg; C. W. Smith and John W. Brown, of Columbus; F. R. Myors and wife, of Cleveland; E. cor, of St. Louis; George Dar! Daring, ‘of Rochester; H. C. Hatshaii, of Ohio, and W: H. Daviarad. wife, of Jamaica, Le Aa stopping at tho Metropolitan Hotel. Sag, of Albany; A. Renwick, of Bostons, M. Melero Memphis sa. Th ites, of Connecticut; Crane, of Baltimore; 5 of Brows, Jr., ‘of Thilaelphia, ani Te ‘Moore, of y are stopping at the St. Nicholas Hotel. e os Dr._ Charles Bell, of Poughkeopsio; W. H. Russell wr + ‘and G.C. Delloms, of few Haven: a. D. Williams, C. Boston: D. Robinsom, of New York Sackett of tportiasd; 1, F North, of Con- necticut, and Mrs. Kinney and da aghter, of New Bruns- Wick, aro stopping at tho Albermar'e Hotel. ut. Mayo and wifes of California; P. Br piliedeiphins J. Dumas, of panei i c eva Schaak, of Chicago; iv. XR and C, sas; Misa Van Duzer, of Croton Pails =" ‘Preston, 9¢ of , A. Hathaway, of Albany, and N, K. Wheeler, of Bridgeport, aro stopping at the verets House, Gov. Andrew and Hon. @. F. Bailoy and family, of Massachusetts; Col. W. Stillman, es T. M. Kelley, and D. V. Cole and wife, Beals, of the Boston Post; Dr. J.C. Felcher’ yk port; "B.C. Delevan and A. Rawson, of Albany and C8. ishwell, of New Haven, are stopping at Avenue Hotel. Dr. L. W, Leach, of the United States Arm: Fremont, tof Washington: Homer Ramsdell, i tombe H. of Rutland’; C. B. Walters, of Baluimore ; acme POntby aed wites nod Be L. Marsh, of Boston M. Chapin and wife, of gdensburg, ana ‘Mrs. ©. C. Nor: well and daughter, of Staten Isl ere stopping at the Astor House. The Boston Weekly Statement. March 18, 1862. The remains from Washin, here consis! Russell, and General R. both LiScnes of the Cagidatens. en route for Sun sie of Hon. = Adjutant ‘crgeral A.b. Also a cgpmities Arrivals and Departy ces, ARRIVALS, e1nd—Ship Danube-Capt JT to of ah Bro Jan 4 am one JT qhtnan, Ia ip eal away, of Boston MeUlellan, of Philadelphia; Me “e and Mr Clausen, of On. lifornia, Mr Jobnson and wite, low York. Vena Croz—Bark Rapid—S R, , King Rro JaNeino—Bark Leight nM Brock, Ponto Canvi.o—Brig T "4 Wattson—F Barnstorft Canrz—Bark Talavern John L Kelly, formerly frst offices of bark Ebeu Dodse, captured by the Sumter